Between the Olympics and Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, British Fever Spikes!

American girls, watch out for the British boy band One Direction. Look for Louis, Liam, Harry, Zayn and Niall!

Come to our office and get your British Invasion wristband, and join the FEVER!!

Contest begins: 5/15/2012
Contest ends: 11/1/2012

When you come into the office we will put a wristband on your wrist and punch a star in the wrist band.
(Star will be punched over the first hole closest to the London Olympic logo)

While in for your appointment, ask the assistant for another wristband to give to a friend.

Let’s see how many people we can get to wear the wristbands and join us in the British Invasion.

When you come back into the office for your next appointment or bring a friend for a wristband we will
cut off your wristband and write your name on it and enter your wristband into our drawing for the Kindle Fire and $100.00 gift card to Amazon.com.

**Only patients of Dr. Thalgott’s are eligible to win the prize. You need to be a patient of record to have your wristband entered in our drawing.

**Wristbands will be given out while supplies last!

Keep your eye on our social networks for future contests and updates from our office!

Portia’s Fruit Salsa:

1 Fuji Apple
1 Pear
2 Apricots
1 Mango
2 Avocados
1/2 or 1 cup of Red Onion
1/2 cup Cilantro
1-2 Lime(s)
1/2 tsp Salt
1 or 1/2 Serrano Pepper

Directions:
Chop all fruits, avocados and red onion into small cubes, and Serrano pepper finely chopped. Add the salt and chopped cilantro. Squeeze lime and mix all ingredients. Taste for seasoning. Add more salt and lime juice, if needed.

Enjoy!

Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone!

Avoid tough meats, hard breads and raw vegetables such as carrots and celery. Before long, you’ll be able to bite a cucumber again. But you’ll need to protect your orthodontic appliances when you eat for as long as you’re wearing braces.

Foods you should avoid include:

• Chewy foods: bagels, hard rolls, licorice
• Crunchy foods: popcorn, ice, chips
• Sticky foods: caramels, gum
• Hard foods: nuts, candy
• Foods you have to bite into: corn on the cob, apples, carrots

Also, chewing on hard things (for example, pens, pencils or fingernails) can damage the braces. Damaged braces will cause treatment to take longer.

If you have any questions on which foods you should be avoiding and why, we invite you to give us a call or ask our staff during your next visit.

Every day is Earth Day, but the first official Earth Day celebration was on April 22, 1970. It was founded by Wisconsin Senator, Gaylord Nelson. In his conservation efforts, Nelson organized a nationwide grassroots demonstration in the spring of 1970, to further promote conservation involvement and awareness. Support for and interest in the activity was immense and the 1970 demonstration became the first official Earth Day. Each year, April 22 marks the celebration of Earth Day, which is now observed around the world. April 22nd is also the first official day of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the first official day of Fall in the Southern Hemisphere.

6. Creation of the EPA

Nelson worried that environmental issues were not being addressed in the political arena. The first Earth Day helped inspire the United States Environmental Protection Agency. By the end of 1970, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had been born, and efforts to improve air and water quality were gaining political traction. This is evident in the passing of the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts.

5. Huge Celebration

Earth Day is actually the 3rd largest celebrated holiday, behind Christmas and Halloween. In fact, 20 million Americans participated in the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. Earth Day Networks estimates that 500 million people from 4,500 organizations in 180 countries will participate in Earth Day events during the month of April.

4. The Power of Recycling

Never underestimate the importance of recycling:

-If every newspaper was recycled, we could save about 250,000,000 trees each year. Unfortunately only 27% of all American newspapers are recycled.
-Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to watch a TV for three hours – that is equivalent to half a gallon of gasoline.
-More than 20,000,000 Hershey’s Kisses are wrapped each day, using 133 square miles of tinfoil. All that foil is recyclable, but not many people realize it.

3. Breaking Things Down

How long it takes some things take to break down:

-plastics take 500 years,
-aluminum cans take 500 years,
-organic materials, take 6 months,
-cotton, rags, paper take 6 months.

The U.S. has over 12,000 old landfills and over 3,000 active landfills. Just think how many there are around the world—and we leave it to mother earth to break everything down.

2. The Amount of Water We Use Everyday

We each use about 12,000 gallons of water every year , 1/3 of all water is used to flush the toilet.

3-7 gallons for toilet,
25-30 gallons for tub,
50-70 gallons for a 10 minute shower,
1 washing machine load uses 25-40 gallons,
1 dishwasher load uses 9-12 gallons

Earth is 2/3 water, but all the fresh water streams only represent one hundredth of one percent.

1. A lot of people think that the Earth is round…

but it is actually pear-shaped. The top is pushed in and the bottom bulges out! The circumference, or distance around the Earth at the equator (or the fattest part of the “pear”), is 24,901.55 miles.

Visit www.futurefriendly.com for ideas of things you can do in your house to honor Mother Earth.

How do you enter?

LIKE Thalgott Orthodontics on Facebook. The next time you visit our office, use our computer to LIKE us on Facebook, facebook.com/ThalgottOrthodontics, and then fill out a raffle ticket to join our drawing. Already a fan of Thalgott Orthodontics on Facebook? If so, just let one of our team member know and they’ll let you fill out a raffle ticket.

We will be adding names to the drawing through May 10th and will announce the winners on May 11th. The Gift Certificates will be good until December 31st, 2012. Please give our office a call if you have any questions.

As you probably know, you can always connect with Dr. Thalgott and our team on our Facebook page, but we invite you to please contact our office with any updates to phone numbers and addresses, so that we may be able to reach you.

Thank you! Have a great week!

Dr. Thalgott, Winston, and our entire team wish you all a wonderful Easter weekend!

Millie’s Deviled Eggs

Ingredients:

1 dozen large eggs

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1 tbsp yellow mustard

1 tbsp carrot grated

1/4 cup chopped Clausen pickles

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1 tbsp green onion, chopped

salt and pepper to taste

4-5 green olives sliced

Boil eggs till yoke is firm. Cut the eggs in half lengthwise and remove the yokes into a mixing bowl. Set the sliced eggs on a platter. Mix the mayonnaise, mustard, carrot, pickles, garlic powder, onion, and salt and pepper to the egg yokes and stir till creamy smooth. Spoon the mixture into the egg cavity till it is full and place one slice of olive on the top of each egg. Can be chilled for several hours before serving or serve at once.

Here are some photos from the presentation:

Dr. Thalgott and Ms. Brennan at the Meadows with Smokey Sue.

Dr. Thalgott had all the kids plug their noses and breathe through a straw for 30 seconds while jogging in place to show the effects smoking can have on your lungs.

Tanja from Dr. Pappas’ office won the $50.00 gift card to JC Wooloughan’s Irish Pub!

If you are interested in orthodontic treatment, please give our office a call to schedule a FREE initial exam with Las Vegas orthodontist, Dr. Robert Thalgott.